Ok so today i put a new (old) head unit into the jeep. Got it all installed and wokrkng!

I also had this idea of having some extra light in "cargo" area of the Cherokee...

So i was staring at my rear hatch and decided that some extra lights would looks good and be useful say when out camping etc!

So while at auto zone i picked up some lights, (white) and went to town on the project! Here are some pictures!

Testing it out...

Were roughed in...

Extra light, all the light you see inside the jeep is from the added lights, i have no dome lights right now... And there is alot more light then the pic does it justice...

And the completed set up with a switch! It is hard wired into come on anytime i flip the switch. Also i pluged the switch into a hole that was already back there... so no cutting required!

Whatca think?

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I think ya need to get that windshield fixed!
not a bad idea, just not somethin I would have done. Those are going to have the tendency to get really hot if left on for a long time. I would have done something with white LED's IN the cargo area

I think ya need to get that windshield fixed!
not a bad idea, just not somethin I would have done. Those are going to have the tendency to get really hot if left on for a long time. I would have done something with white LED's IN the cargo area

Yea i know, the windsheild is on the list... just isnt toward the top and i have these on for about a half hour after i got them installed, just making sure no wires get hot, the switch gets hot, etc. They seem to stay pritty cool, the light itself gets a little hot, nothing that i think would cause for concern tho...

Yea i know, the windsheild is on the list... just isnt toward the top and i have these on for about a half hour after i got them installed, just making sure no wires get hot, the switch gets hot, etc. They seem to stay pritty cool, the light itself gets a little hot, nothing that i think would cause for concern tho...

Another thing that I would pay attention to is battery drain. If you're running those without the Jeep runnin, it may drain the battery. That's another benefit to the LED's LOW DRAW. I know that they make "fog lights" that are LED. I went on ebay and got a boat load of LED's that I can wire up any way I want. I was thinking about doing some kind of cargo lighting, just haven't gotten to it yet.

Just wondering though, how did you run the wires into the liftgate? I am going to wire in a 3rd brake light (cause 92's didnt have the 3rd) and was looking for the easiest route in. I'm guessing that the best way would be where the rest of the wires come into the liftgate...at the top through the rubber boot.

Another thing that I would pay attention to is battery drain. If you're running those without the Jeep runnin, it may drain the battery. That's another benefit to the LED's LOW DRAW. I know that they make "fog lights" that are LED. I went on ebay and got a boat load of LED's that I can wire up any way I want. I was thinking about doing some kind of cargo lighting, just haven't gotten to it yet.

Just wondering though, how did you run the wires into the liftgate? I am going to wire in a 3rd brake light (cause 92's didnt have the 3rd) and was looking for the easiest route in. I'm guessing that the best way would be where the rest of the wires come into the liftgate...at the top through the rubber boot.

i used this little wire snake i had around the house, fed it through from the inside to the gate, going through were the rest of the wires go into the hath at, little bit of a pain in the ***, but, just take your time and you will get it. I made a small cut in the wire wrap on the inside to feed the line through. Just take your time and you will get it down to the bottom!

Also before i called it a day i decided were i wanted to put my switches. 4 for now. i figure, 1 for bumper lights, 2 for roof mounted and 1 for a rear roof mounted set... If i need more, i will find another place for it.

this is what I did for my switches....1 for the bumper lights, 2 for the 4 roof lights and the other is for the rear facing lights
I used to have my switches in the same spot as you have yours, but decided to make a better panel and put em down low.

this is what I did for my switches....1 for the bumper lights, 2 for the 4 roof lights and the other is for the rear facing lights
I used to have my switches in the same spot as you have yours, but decided to make a better panel and put em down low.

Thats were i was looking at to put them as well. You take just a peice of plexi0glass? thats what it looks like.. I like it tho with the led lights too